Metasploit Framework for Penetration Tester

The msfconsole is probably the most popular interface to the Metasploit Framework (MSF). It provides an “all-in-one” centralized console and allows you efficient access to virtually all of the options available in the MSF. Msfconsole may seem intimidating at first, but once you learn the syntax of the commands you will learn to appreciate the power of utilizing this interface.

With msfconsole, you can access and use all Metasploit plug-ins, payloads, the use exploit modules, post module and so on. MSFCONSOLE interface can integrate to third-party programs as well, such as nmap, sqlmap, etc., can be used directly in msfconsole inside.

To start MSFCONSOLE, you need only type msfconsole on your command prompt window.

When msfconsole is started, you can view all exploits modules, auxiliary modules; all payloads on Metasploit-Framework.

On Msfconsole, there are two options to view the help:

msfconsole -h — displayed in msfconsole initialization

msfconsole -help — can be used after entering msfconsole display.

MSFCONSOLE parameter

banner — view metasploit version information, view all modules

back — used to return

chech — many of the modules do not support the use of this parameter

color — set some color command line

connect — used for remote connection to the host.

edit — edit the current module

info — view information, including the option to take advantage of the conditions, the vulnerability author, you can use the payload, and so on.

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